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Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration
The Duane Morris Employment, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group assists clients with the complexities and challenges of the changing workplace. From advising employers on new legislative requirements, unraveling sensitive labor disputes and immigration issues, to designing benefit and executive compensation plans and addressing cross-border employment and visa concerns, Duane Morris attorneys provide a full range of employment-related services to help our clients achieve their business goals in today's borderless global economy.
With the invention of the telephone, AT&T changed how the world communicates. Today, the leading telecommunications company provides voice, data, broadband and network services to millions of consumers and businesses in the United States and around the globe. AT&T calls upon Duane Morris to handle a number of employment litigation cases that are both procedurally complex and substantively important to AT&T's business.
"The Duane Morris attorneys have not only effectively managed our cases with a balance of aggressive litigation, good judgment and cost efficiency, but more importantly, they understand the complex telecom industry and know our Human Resources policies. Our Duane Morris lawyers are better business partners because they really know our industry's challenges and our needs." - David L. Forbes, General Attorney for Labor & Employment Litigation, AT&T Corp.
"For the past 18 months, Coca-Cola Enterprises has had the opportunity to work with Duane Morris in connection with a highly complicated employment matter. Beyond providing sound legal advice and support, Duane Morris has acted as true counselors, as we have developed not only legal and public affairs strategies but also crafted business solutions. I have found that Duane Morris has the right combination of skill, judgment and understanding needed to resolve challenging problems in the ever evolving employment litigation arena." - Gray McCalley, Jr., Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Coca-Cola Enterprises
SAP, the world's leading provider of enterprise software, knows its products are only as good as its people. SAP takes great pride in its employees and the exceptional benefits SAP employees enjoy. As counsel to SAP America, Duane Morris has helped the software giant develop all aspects of its employee benefits and executive compensation plans. We advise SAP America on a wide range of benefits-related issues: retirement and health and welfare benefits, severance programs and agreements, executive deferral and supplemental retirement plans and HIPAA compliance. Additionally, we have worked with SAP to assist in creating compensation equalization packages for executives assigned globally to ensure compliance with domestic and international tax laws and continued compliance with SAP's employee benefit plans.
Chances are, Allied-Barton Security Services is watching over your business. With more than 37,000 employees, Allied-Barton is the largest American-owned security company in the United States. Allied-Barton proudly counts more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies among its 2,100 clients who rely on its security officers and systems to protect their offices, stores, buildings and campuses. To uphold its high quality standards and maintain its dedicated workforce, Allied-Barton turns to Duane Morris for a broad range of labor and employment law-related needs. Duane Morris represents Allied-Barton in employment litigation and advises on federal and state general employment issues.
"Not only does Duane Morris provide diverse legal services to meet our very diverse requirements, Duane Morris offers the kind of responsiveness, accessibility and real understanding of our specific business and industry that's rare among law firms." - Deborah Pecci, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Allied-Barton Security Services
Clarkston Consulting, a management and technology consulting firm, matches its impressive growth with equally impressive awards for its "brilliant customer service" and an unprecedented three SAP Awards of Excellence. To maintain its remarkable successes, Clarkston Consulting needs to attract and employ the best workers possible, regardless of nationality. When Clarkston Consulting needs help with visa applications and other immigration issues for its professionals who are foreign nationals, it looks to Duane Morris.
"The highly technical and specialized nature of our work, paired with the increasing competition in our industry, has made getting the right people at the right time more and more challenging. Duane Morris' assistance with immigration issues has played an invaluable part in our growth and success." - Carol Gillespie, Managing Partner, Human Resources, Clarkston Consulting
